Punctuation With Quotes And Question Marks

If a complete sentence or independent clause precedes the quotation a colon is the appropriate mark of punctuation.

Punctuation with quotes and question marks. The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic. If a question is within the quoted material a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. Quotation marks and other punctuation marks. Publication manual as do several other major style guides such as ap chicago and mla the table below elaborates with examples for each punctuation mark.

The placement of question marks with quotation marks follows logic. If the quoted words are a question put the question mark inside the quotation marks. 92 of the 6th ed. Is part of the quotation.

She knows she is no longer safe. Quotation marks are punctuation marks used in pairs to set off speech a quotation a phrase or a word. Remembering jane straus. Quotation marks and adjacent punctuation.

Though not necessarily logical the american rules for multiple punctuation with quotation marks are firmly established. She asked will you still be my friend the question will you still be my friend. Also make sure that you place quotation marks correctly with respect to other punctuation marks and with citations. If a question is within the quoted material a question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.

To sum up the rules on question marks. I feared for my safety in this wicked house 28. This question mostly refers to the sentence ending punctuation marks punctuation marks that introduce a quote are never placed within quotation marks. As you might guess from our name apa style uses american style punctuation see p.

In table of contents punctuation quotation marks 40 it says placement with periods commas question marks and semicolons but does not mention semicolons on page 40 or 41. Some of you detail oriented okay picky people may want to know what to do when the quotation and the sentence are both questions. Quotation marks are primarily used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word as well as some other important uses. The most common question people ask about quotation marks is whether periods and commas go inside or outside and the answer depends on where your audience lives because in american english we always put periods and commas inside quotation marks but in british english periods and commas can go inside or outside kind of like the american rules.

Does punctuation go inside or outside quotation marks. If the entire sentence is a question put the question mark outside the quotation marks.